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The Road to Serfdom
The Definitive Edition
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Economist and philosopher Friedrich A. Von Hayek argues that increased government control over economies leads to totalitarianism, rather than utopia.
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- Totalitarianism,
- Economic policy
NPR stories about The Road to Serfdom
Politics
Austrian School Economist Hayek Finds New Fans
November 15, 2011 Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek's arguments for free-market capitalism and against socialism and central planning made him a popular figure in 1940s America — and again today. His book got a boost last year when Glenn Beck discussed it on air. But some say Hayek and his book are misunderstood.
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